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Source: Supplied. Residential investment and development summit (Reside) chair, Debbie Tagg.

Property

Sustainability enhances residential property development's long-term viability

2 Jul 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion

Marketing & Media

#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion

Brendan Seery 27 May 2024

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

Entrepreneurship

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

21 May 2024

Reclaim the City demonstrated outside the Western Cape High Court in 2020, calling for the Tafelberg site to be used as affordable housing. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp

Legal

Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

Tania Broughton 15 Apr 2024

Image source: Leon Swart –

ESG & Sustainability

4,000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape

19 Jan 2024

Prasa launches accommodation to house NSFAS students

Education

Prasa launches accommodation to house NSFAS students

25 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Pride Flisp housing project delivers affordable homes in Eerste River

23 Aug 2023

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Property

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Matthew Hirsch 1 Aug 2023

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Property

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Matthew Hirsch 16 May 2023

The two agencies signed a deal to target the AFrican market. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

Alfa Destiny announces partnership with Kenya's AM Communications

24 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Construction & Engineering

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Steve Kretzmann 9 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Budget Justice Coalition is concerned about rising inequality in a time of disaster

21 Feb 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

Property

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Property

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

Lifestyle

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

13 Sep 2022

MetroWired upgrades Dakalo student court facilities at JOSHCO student accommodation, Braamfontein

ICT

MetroWired upgrades Dakalo student court facilities at JOSHCO student accommodation, Braamfontein

Issued by MetroWired 23 Jun 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Construction & Engineering

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Property

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Liezl Human 26 May 2022

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Property

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

Construction & Engineering

#KaserneBlowDown: Planned implosion of Joburg's Kaserne building on track

12 Apr 2022

Conversion of commercial property into residential units has accelerated in the Covid years

Property

Conversion of commercial property into residential units has accelerated in the Covid years

Malusi Mthuli 28 Mar 2022

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Construction & Engineering

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Paulo Moreira 23 Mar 2022

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

Property

Property sector starting to show encouraging signs of improvement

14 Mar 2022

R24bn allocated to Infrastructure Fund blended finance projects

Construction & Engineering

R24bn allocated to Infrastructure Fund blended finance projects

23 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Conradie Park

Finance

#SOPA2022: "We're addressing the painful legacy of a divided past"

Katja Hamilton 15 Feb 2022

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

Property

Kubayi-Ngubane announces 6 new mega social housing projects

15 Feb 2022

Office to residential conversions in the face of a growing WFH culture

Property

Office to residential conversions in the face of a growing WFH culture

20 Dec 2021

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

Property

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

11 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Construction & Engineering

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Green energy key to infrastructure development, says president

Construction & Engineering

Green energy key to infrastructure development, says president

8 Oct 2021

4 infrastructure projects worth R21bn get the green light

Construction & Engineering

4 infrastructure projects worth R21bn get the green light

7 Oct 2021

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

Property

#StartupStory: Live Easy, pioneering the local 'impact housing' trend

Johannes Masiteng 17 Sep 2021

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Property

Mayor promises probe into shoddily built Johannesburg flats

Masego Mafata 6 Sep 2021

Nissan SA hands over new houses to 24 families in Ga-Rankuwa

ESG & Sustainability

Nissan SA hands over new houses to 24 families in Ga-Rankuwa

16 Aug 2021

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Property

Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Jul 2021

Contractors warned against building of houses of poor quality

Property

Contractors warned against building of houses of poor quality

4 Jun 2021

Trends shaping philanthropy in the post-pandemic world

ESG & Sustainability

Trends shaping philanthropy in the post-pandemic world

Lisa Forster and Timothy Townsend 26 May 2021

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

Property

Western Cape's housing policy open for public comment

James Stent 20 May 2021

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

Construction & Engineering

Motheo Construction Group appoints Nontu Chiluvane as regional manager

11 May 2021

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

Energy & Mining

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

13 Apr 2021

Several contributing factors set to potentially see property market through these tough times

Property

Several contributing factors set to potentially see property market through these tough times

Tony Clarke 24 Nov 2020

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

Property

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

James Stent 19 Nov 2020

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Property

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Marecia Damons 13 Nov 2020

ECD: Building blocks for lifelong learning

Education

ECD: Building blocks for lifelong learning

12 Nov 2020

Business must band together to support infrastructure development and better service delivery

Education

Business must band together to support infrastructure development and better service delivery

Issued by SAICA 12 Nov 2020

#MTBPS2020: SAIBPP welcomes commitment to invest in housing infrastructure

Property

#MTBPS2020: SAIBPP welcomes commitment to invest in housing infrastructure

2 Nov 2020

#MTBPS2020: All about creating confidence, positive sentiment in our economy

Property

#MTBPS2020: All about creating confidence, positive sentiment in our economy

Dr Andrew Golding 29 Oct 2020

D&AD announces 2020 Future Impact Pencil winners

Marketing & Media

D&AD announces 2020 Future Impact Pencil winners

25 Sep 2020

Tshimologong Precinct

Construction & Engineering

Why we should be making cities smart, rather than building new smart cities

Tijs van den Brink 25 Sep 2020